Edmilson Brito Rodrigues (born 26 May 1957) is a Brazilian politician who served as mayor of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of B ...
, Federal Deputy and State Deputy for the State of
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
. He is a member of the
Socialism and Liberty Party
The Socialism and Liberty Party (, ; PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
The party leader is Paula Coradi and the federal deputies Ivan Valente, Talíria Petrone, Sâmi ...
(PSOL), previously having been a member of the
Workers' Party
Workers' Party is a name used by several political parties throughout the world. The name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism–Leninism, Maoism ...
(PT).
Political career
From 1997 to 2005, Rodrigues served as mayor of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of B ...
.
As a Federal Deputy, first elected in 2015, Rodrigues did not support the impeachment process against then-president
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...
.
He returned to municipal politics in the
2020 Brazilian municipal elections
Municipal elections took place in Brazil on 15 November 2020 (and 29 November, for cities with more than 200,000 voters where the second polling date was available). Electors chose Mayors, Vice-Mayors and City Councillors of all 5,568 cities o ...
, presenting himself once again as a candidate for mayor of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of B ...
. With around 52% of the votes, he was elected to the position.
See also
*
List of mayors of Belém
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Belém, Pará state, Brazil.
* , 1891-1894
* Antonio Joaquim da Silva Rosado, 1894-1897
* , 1897-1911
* Henrique Sabino da Luz, 1911-1912
* Virgílio Martins Lopes Mendonça, 1912-1913
* , 1913-1 ...
References
External links
election result
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Living people
Mayors of Belém
1957 births
Socialism and Liberty Party politicians
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pará
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Pará
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